There’s a lot of Clash of Clans (Free) out there, and there’s tons of collectible-card games, your Hearthstone (Free) games and the like. But one that blends elements of both? That’s kind of new. Compass Point: West (Free) does just that, being all about base-building, attacking enemies, and raiding other players. The twist is that all your units are based off of cards you collect from packs, with units, items, and powerups of different rarities in different packs. You can also merge duplicate cards in order to get stronger versions of them. You get a free pack every two hours, and completing missions actually can speed up that timer, and you can buy higher-quality card packs later on as well.

The game is definitely treading down a familiar path, but the card twist on raiding strategy games is a neat one, at least. And the game has some good production values, along with support for both portrait and landscape devices, which is always a welcome feature. Ari Pulkkinen, the creator of the Angry Birds theme, did the soundtrack for the game, This one is the debut title in a franchise of games based on each cardinal direction, and an IDW comic book is available for Compass Point: West on iBooks if you’re interested.